Second Reading

Commentary on Philippians 4:1-9

Were Euodia and Syntyche squabbling? Or, has Paul’s exhortation in [...]

Commentary on Philippians 3:4b-14

There was a popular scene on ancient Greek vases: a [...]

Commentary on Philippians 2:1-13

Philippians 2:6 might be translated: “He did not regard snatching [...]

Commentary on Philippians 1:21-30

Modern interpreters agree: Philippians is the friendliest of Paul’s letters. [...]

Commentary on Romans 14:1-12

This section of Romans makes it clear that divisions in the church go back to [...]

Commentary on Romans 13:8-14

In this paragraph the theme of love as a force in interpersonal relationships emerges after [...]

Commentary on Romans 12:9-21

Just as Paul cannot help breaking out in poetic tribute to love in his famous [...]

Commentary on Romans 12:1-8

While the argument of the letter to the Romans opened with a preoccupation regarding God’s [...]

Commentary on Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32

Paul continues to draw upon the whole of scripture, the [...]

Commentary on Romans 10:5-15

Following the introduction to these three chapters in Romans (9:1-5), Paul draws upon several Old [...]